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catheterization |
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catheterizationThreading of a flexible tube (catheter) through a channel in the body to inject drugs or a contrast medium, measure and record flow and pressures, inspect structures, take samples, diagnose disorders, or clear blockages. A cardiac catheter, passed into the heart through an artery or vein (the incision is often in the groin), can also carry pacemaker electrodes. A bladder catheter goes through the urethra into the bladder. |
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| The project will create two new Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at Southside Hospital and a shelled room that can accommodate a third future cath lab, as well as recovery space and all other support and operational functions. 9 million construction project, Lancaster's Antelope Valley Hospital will also add a second cardiac catheterization laboratory, in addition to expanding its emergency room and ICU. Recent surveys conducted by the New England Journal of Medicine found that African American patients who suffer a heart attack are less likely to be referred for cardiac catheterization than white patients, whether the physician is black or white. |
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Cardiac catheterization
